UnderdogRaptors wrote:hillbilly hare wrote:UnderdogRaptors wrote:Derozan early on was afraid of contact and couldn't take it to the rack consistently now he's getting to the Ft line at a high clip, Ross defense is already better than DD and he will learn from his work ethic and eventually become a superstar like Derozan did.
Wow.
Just wow. So Demar is already a superstar. And Ross will become one. Let's get the message out, see if Masai can trade Ross for a pick at draft time and get Wiggins.
Seriously, I'll just keep harping on Ross until he takes his game up to average, let alone star, let alone superstar. I ragged on DD for years, like lots of us, saying "all" he had to do was develop an outside shot, preferably a 3pt shot, to be a borderline All-star. And that panned out. As to Ross, he looks a lot more like Gerald Green than D-Wade at this point. But "all" he has to do is improve his 3pt shooting, defense, dribbling and passing, and he'll be a borderline star.
did you see what DD did against GSW? closed the game like true superstars are supposed to do but Ross right now is a excellent defender and will eventually be an elite shut-down defender, his 3pt shooting is elite, he just needs to work on his offensive repertoire and not avoid contact when he takes it to the rack..Silk Road already has a nice tear drop and crossover, hes also a very underrated passer. IMO no doubt he will be a superstar.
Yes, Ross is a superstar when he scores 51 points. But for the other 81 games, less so.
The word "superstar" is being tossed around pretty freely, though I still get the feeling deep down that some Green Font is missing in these posts. To put some perspective on it, who are superstars in today's game? Or at least, superstar wings? Lebron, Durant, D-Wade/Kobe when they're healthy, are the established superstars. The new kids in town: George, Curry, Harden. No, not Demar. Not yet. Ross? Who's he going to be equal to or better than? George? Maybe the best comparison, i.e. long, athletic wings. That might be the best model to look at. Like George in his first couple years, Ross has to take every part of his game up two notches. Ross's alleged great D is still a work in progress, I don't see the skills to ever become a playmaker like George, he's got a good shot so he could take his shooting to the next level.
So okay, I'll say the same thing I always said about Demar: he's got the body, can he put it all together? Can he improve each part of his game at least a little, year by year? If so, who knows. But Demar had the luxury of starting the development process 2.5 years younger.
Then we can get a new coach, it's a win win situation.
